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# we do not want you to be uninformed

This can be stated in positive terms. Alternate translation: "we want you to know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])

# We were utterly burdened beyond our strength

The word "burdened" is a metaphor for feeling stressed or overwhelmed. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "We felt so overwhelmed beyond our strength" or "The troubles we had caused us so much more stress than we could handle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])

# we despaired even of life

"we could not see any way we could stay alive" or "we were sure we would die"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# we do not want you to be uninformed`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`This can be stated in positive terms. Alternate translation: "we want you to know" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-litotes]])`
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Mismatches from work on PDF 2CO 1-2 2018-12-06 17:32:37 +00:00			`# We were utterly burdened beyond our strength`
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Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The word "burdened" is a metaphor for feeling stressed or overwhelmed. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "We felt so overwhelmed beyond our strength" or "The troubles we had caused us so much more stress than we could handle" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])`
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Snippet mismatches 2018-07-31 21:35:49 +00:00			`"we could not see any way we could stay alive" or "we were sure we would die"`